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Tocino with rice and egg

Tocino: Sweet Cured Pork for Breakfast

Tocino, also known as burong babi, is a traditional Filipino dish of sweet cured pork meat. It’s often made with pork belly or pork shoulder. And it’s so…

  • Post date October 7, 2020
  • Post author By Amanda Natividad
Queso de Bola

Queso de Bola: A Filipino Christmas Tradition

Growing up as a Filipino American, I knew that when I saw that big ball of cheese wrapped in red, crinkly paper, it was officially Christmastime. Cheese isn’t…

  • Post date October 1, 2020
  • Post author By Amanda Natividad
calamansi

Calamansi: The Sour Filipino Fruit That Isn’t a Lime or Lemon

You’ve probably heard of calamansi (also spelled “kalamansi” or called “calamondin”) or seen it in text as you scrolled through Filipino recipe sites. Technically, it’s a hybrid citrus…

  • Post date September 23, 2020
  • Post author By Amanda Natividad
pancit bihon

Pancit: The Filipino Celebration Noodles for Long Life

In the Philippines, pancit (also spelled “pansit”) is a type of rice noodle—and it’s one of the most popular Filipino dishes. So when you start looking through recipes,…

  • Post date September 22, 2020
  • Post author By Amber Kanuckel
sizzling sisig plate

Sisig: A Sizzling Cultural Heritage of the Philippines

It’s a tradition and a food. Sisig is more of a cooking process rather than a specific recipe. It can be served as a main course or pulutan,…

  • Post date September 22, 2020
  • Post author By Amber Kanuckel

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  • Tocino: Sweet Cured Pork for Breakfast

    October 7, 2020

  • Queso de Bola: A Filipino Christmas Tradition

    October 1, 2020

  • Calamansi: The Sour Filipino Fruit That Isn’t a Lime or Lemon

    September 23, 2020

  • Pancit: The Filipino Celebration Noodles for Long Life

    September 22, 2020

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    September 22, 2020

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